Shipping-crate for bread and the like.



R. L. HAWES.

SHIPPING CRATE FOR BREAD AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 1. 1915.

1 06,702. Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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RICHARD L. HAWES, OF NEW ROCKFORD, NORTH DAKOTA:

SHIPPING-CRATE FOR BREAD AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed October 7,1915. Serial No. 54,529.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, RICHARD L. HAWES, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Rockford, in the county of Eddy, State of North Dakota, have invented a new and useful Shipping-Grate for Bread and the like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved shipping crate, box or carton, for shipping bread, and the object of the invention is to provide a device of this design to hold the bread and prevent the same from being jolted in its shipment, the loaves being arranged adjacent each other, and in tiers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shipping crate, or box, or carton, so that less than a full box or carton of bread may be shipped, and in such wise asto prevent the loaves from being olted from side to side or otherwise.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved shipping crate, box, or carton constructed in accordance with the invention, and showing the same closed. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of an auxiliary cover adapted for use upon the interior of the box, crate, or carton, for holding less than a full box or crate of bread, for instance, as shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a, conventional form of skeleton frame, which may be of any suitable shape or configuration. Inserted in channels 2 of the longitudinal and vertical. corner bars 3 and 4: of the-frame are thin panels 5 and 6, forming the ends, sides, bottom and top of the crate, box or carton. Secured at 7 to the end panels, upon the inner surfaces, are trough-shaped strips 8, disposed vertically in the box or crate. The arched portions 9 of these'trough-shaped strips are provided with a plurality of perforations or apertures 10. An auxiliary cover 11 substantially conforming to the contour of the crate or box, is designed to be arranged therein, to hold the loaves of bread 12 in the manner as indicated in Fig. 2. Only one tier of loaves of bread is illustrated in Fig. 2, but if desired another tier may be arranged above the tier shown. However, if only one tier is arranged, the auxiliary cover 11 is disposed as shown in Fig. 2, but when a second tier is placed above the first tier, the auxiliary cover is moved further upwardly, in order to engage upon the upper surface of the second tier. On the top face of the auxiliarv'cover adjacent each end, a trans verse strip orplate 13 is secured, as shown at 14. Each strip'or plate 13 is arched adjacent its ends, to form bearings 15, for the end arms 16 of the U-shaped member 17. Each U-s'haped member 17 is formed with a lug 18, to be engaged by the hand of the. operator, for moving the tl-shaped memher or slide 17, so that the extremities of the arms 16' thereof may engage and dis engage the apertures or perforations 10, when adjusting the auxiliary cover. When moving each of the U-shaped members or slides, a spring 19 is put under tension. This spring 19 at one end is connected to the U-shaped member, while its other end is connected substantially centrally of the strip 13, and acts to hold the extremities of the arms 16 in engagement with any two opposite apertures or perforations 10 of the strips 8, to hold'the auxiliary cover in adjusted positions. The upper surface of the auxiliary cover is provided with upstanding lugs 20, which are so arranged, in order to limit the U shaped members or slides, when they are moved to disengage the extremities of the arms 16 from said apertures or perforations.

It is to be observed that no matter how large the box, crate or cartonmay be, or how many tiers of loaves of bread are arranged in the box or carton, the auxiliary cover may be adjusted to hold the loaves of bread against being jolted from side to side in shipment, so that when the bread reaches its destination it will be practically in the. same condition as when it left the bakery.

The box, carton or crate is providedwith the usual cover 23 hinged at 24, and which may be provided with a conventional form of lock, not shown. e

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is In a shipping carton or crate, the com bination of a casing and an auxiliary cover conforming to. and adjustably fitting said casing, of strips having perforations secured vertically in the corner portions of the casing, strips secured to the upper face of said cover, one adjacent each end thereof and having guides, U-shaped elements on said cover, each being constructed of a single length of rod and having its arms mounted in said guides and extending beyond the end of the cover, whereby the ex- Oopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the. "Commissioner to be engaged by the U-shaped to hold the extremities of the arms in the and a lug carried by said cover element to hold the arms out of engagement with the apertures.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

RIOHARD L. Hawns.

apertures,

Witnesses C. J. STIOKENNY, O'rro OVERBOE.

of Patents.

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